Improved washing- and wring-ing-machine



- tantra gaat intent dimitir.

JOSEPH B. WAKEMAN AND ALFONZO RFIELD, 0F HAMDEN, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No; 102,628, dated May 3, 1870.

IMPROVED WASHING AND l WRING'rING--MACHINE.

'he Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent` and making part of thesame.

' same, taken on the line a: :t of fig. 1.

.- rlhis invention relates to combined washers and wringers, andconsists in certain improvements thereon, which are particularlyspecified in the claim hereunto appended.

-In .the accompanying .drawings-e lA A represent the ends of' themachine, which are attached to the bottom B by means of the ellipticbands a a and screws b b. The ends or uprightsA A are secured to thebottom B in this manner, to admit of the 'warping ot' the bottom withoutthrowing the C is an upper bottom, which gives the machine strength andsteadiness.

D and E are the washing-rollers. These rollers are covered with utcdmetal of suitable thickness,

the metal on theupper one being uted spirally, and4 on the lower onestraight.

F is the wringing-roller, which is made of wood and covered withrubber'. e

The journals ofthe wringing-roller F and washingroller E work inbearings which slide up and down in the slots G in the ends or uprightsA A. One end of the journal of the roller E runs out through one oi the'slots, and is bent to the form' of a crank, and provided with the handleH, hy means ot' which the. machine is put in motion'.

I is a carrying-roller, made similar to the washingrollers, but smallerrfor' carrying off the clothes, when wrnng, from the tub.

J J are metal straps binding the tops of the ends or nprights A A, andto which are attached the nuts c e, in which the regulating screws K Kwork.

fl dare metal plates, against which the points oi the regulating screwsK K press.

O O are the bearingsfin which the journals of the wringing-roller Fwork. y

N N are rubber springs placed between the bearings M Maud the bearings 0O, in which the journals of the washing-roller E work.

The washing-rollers D and E are drawn together by means of the rubberbands e e.

P P P P are metal bands, partially covering the Slots G G, and by meansof which the bearings and rubber springs are held in their position.

The articles desired to be washed are run `back ward and forward betweenthe washing-rollers D and E, by means ofthe handle H, until the dirt ,isremoved. The-y are then wrung by being run between the washing-,roll yrE and the wringing-roller F, in the same manner, andare carried off overthe side of the tub hy the carrying-roller I.

The rubber bands c c permit any thickness of clothes to be run betweenthe washing-rollers D and E, and the bearing of the wringing-roller F,upon the Washing-roller E, while in the act of wringing clothes, is

governed by the .movement of the regulating screws K K and rubbersprings L L and N N.

R is a brace, holding the tops of the ends or up rights A A together,and also answers for a handle by which the machine is moved.

W'hat we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is v 1. rlhe combination of metal-covered washing-rollers D E,carrying-roll I, and rubber-covered wringing-roller F,.when all areconstructed and arranged with respect to eacl other as specified. Y

2l rPhe combination ot elliptic bands a a with set screws l) l), whenapplied to the uprights A and bottom B, to allow for warping, as setforth. l i

In testimony that we claim the foregoing invention,

we have hereunto set our hands this 21st day of Sep-r.

